Lamentations

Chapter 2

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Lamentations 2:1 Gematria: 4716
איכה יעיב באפואדני אתבתציון השליך משמים ארץ תפארת ישראל ולאזכר הדםרגליו ביום אפוס
In lord daughter tsiyyon from skies land he if male the in day.WHERE he~will~CLOUD(V) in~MOREOVER~him LORD~s~me AT DAUGHTER TSYVNH THROW(V) from~SKY~s2 LAND DECORATION YISRA'EL and~NOT REMEMBER(V) STOOL FESTIVAL~s2~him in~DAY MOREOVER~himא Alas!The Sovereign out of wrathHas shamedashamed Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Fair Zion,Has cast down from heaven to earthThe majesty of Israel.God’s FootstoolbGod’s Footstool I.e., the temple. was not rememberedOn this day of wrath.
Lamentations 2:2 Gematria: 4315
בלע אדני לא ולא חמל את כלנאות יעקב הרס בעברתו מבצרי בתיהודה הגיע לארץ חלל ממלכה ושריהס
Lord if if like ya'aqov in water, sea, waves house, family, inside side, hunt, catch head, top, beginning of daughter yehudah land pierce kingdom.much~SWALLOW(V) LORD~s~me NOT and~NOT COMPASSION(V) AT ALL PASTURE~s YA'AQOV DEMOLISH(V) in~WRATH~him FENCE~s DAUGHTER AND.FROM.YEHUDAH TOUCH(V) to~the~LAND much~PIERCE(V) KINGDOM and~HEAVY~s~herב The Sovereign has laid waste without pityAll the habitations of Jacob—Has razed in angerFair Judah’s strongholds,Bringing low in dishonorThe kingdom and its leaders.
Lamentations 2:3 Gematria: 3191
גדע בחריאף כל קרן ישראל השיב אחור ימינו מפני אויב ויבער ביעקב כאש להבה אכלה סביבס
Camel, choose of nose every horn he from face of in ya'aqov fire to the.CUT.DOWN(V) in~BURNING MOREOVER ALL HORN YISRA'EL TURN.BACK(V) BACK RIGHT~him from~FACE~s ENEMY(V)~ing and~he~will~BURN(V) in~YA'AQOV like~FIRE FLAME she~did~EAT(V) AROUNDג In blazing anger [God] has cut downAll the might of Israel—Withdrawing vital supportcvital support Lit. “His right hand.” In the presence of the foe,And ravaging Jacob like flaming fire,Consuming on all sides.
Lamentations 2:4 Gematria: 3974
דרך קשתו כאויב נצב ימינו כצר ויהרג כל מחמדיעין באהל בתציון שפך כאש חמתוס
Road like like every from fence, wall, enclosure water, sea, waves door, pathway, entrance of tent daughter tsiyyon pour fire.TREAD(V) BOW~him like~ENEMY(V)~ing STAND(V)~ing RIGHT~him like~ENEMY and~he~will~KILL(V) ALL PLEASANT~s EYE in~TENT DAUGHTER TSYVNH POUR(V) like~the~FIRE FURY~himד [God] bent the bow like an enemy,Poised the right hand like a foe,And slew all who delighted the eye.God’s wrath was poured out like fireIn the Tent of Fair Zion.
Lamentations 2:5 Gematria: 3937
היה אדניכאויב בלע ישראל בלע כלארמנותיה שחת מבצריו וירב בבתיהודה תאניה ואניהס
Existed lord like he like from and in.EXIST(V) LORD~s~me like~ENEMY(V)~ing much~SWALLOW(V) YISRA'EL much~SWALLOW(V) ALL PALACE~s~her much~CORRUPT(V) FENCE~s~him and~he~will~INCREASE(V) in~DAUGHTER AND.FROM.YEHUDAH MOURNING and~MOURNINGה The Sovereign has acted like a foe—Laying waste Israel,Laying waste all her citadels,Destroying her strongholds,Increasing within Fair JudahMourning and moaning.
Lamentations 2:6 Gematria: 3285
ויחמס כגן שכו שחת מעדו שכח יהוהבציון מועד ושבת וינאץ בזעםאפו מלך וכהןס
And like that that the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton in tsiyyon appointed time ceasing king.and~he~will~SHAKE(V) like~the~GARDEN BRANCH~him much~CORRUPT(V) APPOINTMENT~him much~FORGET(V) YHWH in~TSYVNH APPOINTMENT and~CEASING and~he~will~DESPISE(V) in~RAGE MOREOVER~him KING and~PRIESTו God’s BoothdGod’s Booth I.e., the temple. has been stripped like a garden,And the Tabernacle, destroyed;eTabernacle Lit. “(Tent of) Meeting.” GOD has ended in ZionFestival and sabbath;And in raging anger has spurnedKing and priest.
Lamentations 2:7 Gematria: 3711
זנח אדנימזבחו נאר מקדשו הסגיר בידאויב חומת ארמנותיה קול נתנו בביתיהוה כיום מועדס
Weapon, lord from weapon from voice in like day.DISCARD(V) LORD~s~me ALTAR~him much~REJECT(V) SANCTUARY~him SHUT(V) in~HAND ENEMY(V)~ing WALL~s PALACE~s~her VOICE they~did~GIVE(V) in~HOUSE YHWH like~DAY APPOINTMENTז The Sovereign has rejected the altar,Disdained the Sanctuary,Handing over to the foeThe walls of its citadels;They raised a shout in the House of GOD As on a festival day.
Lamentations 2:8 Gematria: 3128
חשב יהוהלהשחית חומת בתציון נטה קו לאהשיב ידו מבלע ויאבלחל וחומה יחדו אמללוס
Design the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton to the daughter tsiyyon spread from and.DESIGN(V) YHWH to~CORRUPT(V) WALL DAUGHTER TSYVNH STRETCH.OUT(V) CORD NOT TURN.BACK(V) HAND~him from~much~SWALLOW(V) and~he~will~MOURN(V) WALL and~WALL TOGETHER they~did~much~WEAK(V)ח GOD resolved to destroyThe wall of Fair Zion—Measuring it with a line,fMeasuring it with a line I.e., making plans. refraining notFrom bringing destruction.Wall and rampart have been made to mourn,Together they languish.
Lamentations 2:9 Gematria: 3550
טבעו בארץ שעריה אבד ושבר בריחיה מלכה ושריה בגוים אין תורה גםנביאיה לאמצאו חזון מיהוהס
Land that perish burst from to thus/so in without teaching camel, if from from.they~did~SINK(V) in~the~LAND GATE~s~her much~PERISH(V) and~much~BURST(V) FUGITIVE~s~her KING~her and~HEAVY~s~her in~the~NATION~s WITHOUT TEACHING ALSO PROPHET~s~her NOT they~did~FIND(V) VISION from~YHWHט Her gates have sunk into the ground,Her bars have been smashed to bits;Her king and her leaders are in exile,gin exile Lit. “among the nations.” InstructionhInstruction Heb. torah, here priestly instruction; cf. Jer. 18.18; Hag. 2.11; Mal. 2.6. is no more;Her prophets, too, receiveNo vision from GOD.
Lamentations 2:10 Gematria: 5780
ישבו לארץ ידמו זקני בתציון העלו עפר עלראשם חגרו שקים הורידו לארץ ראשן בתולת ירושלםס
They will swore land weapon, daughter tsiyyon the powder teeth, fire, consume sun, horizon, circles land.they~will~SIT(V) to~the~LAND they~will~SILENT(V) BEARD DAUGHTER TSYVNH they~did~GO.UP(V) POWDER UPON HEAD~them they~did~BIND(V) SACK~s they~did~GO.DOWN(V) to~the~LAND HEAD~them(f) VIRGIN~s YERUSHALEMי Silent sit on the groundThe elders of Fair Zion;They have strewn dust on their headsAnd girded themselves with sackcloth;The maidens of Jerusalem have bowedTheir heads to the ground.
Lamentations 2:11 Gematria: 4725
כלו בדמעות עיני חמרמרו מעי נשפך לארץ כבדי עלשבר בתעמי בעטף עולל ויונק ברחבות קריהס
Like heap from heap of ruins; a canaanite city near bethel land heavy of above burst daughter with me and in.they~did~COMPLETE(V) in~the~WEEPING~s EYE~s2~me they~did~BOIL(V) BELLY~s~me POUR(V) to~the~LAND HEAVY~me UPON SHATTERING DAUGHTER PEOPLE~me in~COVER(V) INFANT and~SUCKLE(V)~ing in~STREET~s CITYכ My eyes are spent with tears,My heart is in tumult,My being melts awayiMy being melts away Lit. “My liver spills on the ground.” Over the ruin of my poor people,jmy poor people Lit. “the daughter of my people”; so elsewhere in poetry. As babes and sucklings languishIn the squares of the city.
Lamentations 2:12 Gematria: 4476
לאמתם יאמרו איה דגן ויין בהתעטפם כחלל ברחבות עיר בהשתפך נפשם אלחיק אמתםס
If from they will said pierce in city.to~MOTHER~s~them they~will~SAY(V) WHERE GRAIN and~WINE in~self~COVER(V)~them like~the~PIERCED in~STREET~s CITY in~self~POUR(V) BEING~them TOWARD BOSOM MOTHER~s~themל They keep asking their mothers,“Where is bread and wine?”As they languish like battle-woundedIn the squares of the town,As their life runs outIn their mothers’ bosoms.
Lamentations 2:13 Gematria: 4332
מהאעידך מה אדמהלך הבת ירושלם מה אשוהלך ואנחמך בתולת בתציון כיגדול כים שברך מי ירפאלךס
What ground walk daughter yerushalem what fire walk and daughter tsiyyon given that magnificent like that in head who.WATER I~will~WITNESS(V)~you(f) WATER I~will~much~COMPARE(V) ? the~DAUGHTER YERUSHALEM WATER I~will~EQUAL(V) ? and~I~will~much~COMFORT(V)~you(f) VIRGIN DAUGHTER TSYVNH GIVEN.THAT MAGNIFY like~the~SEA SHATTERING~you(f) WHO he~will~HEAL(V) ?מ What can I take as witnessktake as witness Emendation yields “compare.” or likenTo you, O Fair Jerusalem?What can I match with you to console you,O Fair Maiden Zion?For your ruin is vast as the sea:Who can heal you?
Lamentations 2:14 Gematria: 4431
נביאיך חזו לך שוא ותפל ולאגלו עלעונך להשיב שביתך שבותך ויחזו לך משאות שוא ומדוחיםס
Prophet walk that if camel, to the that in nail walk from burden that.PROPHET~s~you(f) they~did~PERCEIVE(V) WALK~you(f) EMPTY and~UNSEASONED and~NOT they~did~much~RISE(V) UPON GUILT~you(f) to~TURN.BACK(V) CAPTIVITY~you(f) CAPTIVITY~you(f) and~they~will~PERCEIVE(V) WALK~you(f) BURDEN~s EMPTY and~WORTHLESS~sנ Your seers prophesied to youDelusion and folly.They did not expose your iniquitySo as to restore your fortunes,But prophesied to you oraclesOf delusion and deception.
Lamentations 2:15 Gematria: 6386
ספקו עליך כפים כלעברי דרך שרקו וינעו ראשם עלבת ירושלם הזאת העיר שיאמרו כלילת יפי משוש לכלהארץס
Above like like cross of road above daughter yerushalem this city that to like window.they~did~CLASP(V) UPON~you(f) PALM~s2 ALL CROSS.OVER(V)~ing(p) ROAD they~did~WHISTLE(V) and~they~will~SHAKE(V) HEAD~them UPON DAUGHTER YERUSHALEM THIS the~CITY they~will~SAY(V) COMPLETE BEAUTY JOY to~ALL the~LANDס All who pass your wayClap their hands at you;They hiss and wag their headlhiss and wag their head Gestures intended to ward off the calamity from the viewer; cf., e.g., Jer. 18.16 and note; Job 27.23. At Fair Jerusalem:“Is this the city that was calledPerfect in Beauty,Joy of All the Earth?”
Lamentations 2:16 Gematria: 3310
פצו עליך פיהם כלאיביך שרקו ויחרקושן אמרו בלענו אך זה היום שקוינהו מצאנו ראינוס
Above like to strength in surely this the day from.they~did~OPEN(V) UPON~you(f) MOUTH~them ALL ENEMY(V)~ing(p)~you(f) they~did~WHISTLE(V) and~they~will~GNASH(V) TEETH they~did~SAY(V) we~much~SWALLOW(V) SURELY THIS the~DAY we~much~GATHER(V)~him we~FIND(V) we~SEE(V)פ All your enemiesJeer at you;They hiss and gnash their teeth,And cry: “We’ve ruined her!Ah, this is the day we hoped for;We have lived to see it!”mWe have lived to see it Lit. “We have attained, we have seen.”
Lamentations 2:17 Gematria: 4522
עשה יהוה אשר זמם בצע אמרתו אשר צוה מימיקדם הרס ולא חמל וישמח עליך אויב הרים קרן צריךס
He had made the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton which weapon, profit which command if and he heard above the horn.DO(V) YHWH WHICH PLOT(V) much~CUT(V) WORD~him WHICH much~COMMAND(V) from~DAY~s EAST DEMOLISH(V) and~NOT COMPASSION(V) and~he~will~much~REJOICE(V) UPON~you(f) ENEMY(V)~ing LIFT(V) HORN ENEMY~s~you(f)ע GOD has done what was purposed,Carrying out the decreeThat had been ordained long ago,And tearing down without pity.[God] has let the foe rejoice over you,Has exalted the might of your enemies.
Lamentations 2:18 Gematria: 4596
צעק לבם אלאדני חומת בתציון הורידי כנחל דמעה יומם ולילה אלתתני פוגת לך אלתדם בתעינךס
Cry out to in them these lord daughter tsiyyon like and night walk.CRY.OUT(V) HEART~them TOWARD LORD~s~me WALL DAUGHTER TSYVNH GO.DOWN(V)~you(f) like~the~RIVER WEEPING DAY and~NIGHT NOTHING you(f)~will~GIVE(V) REST WALK~you(f) NOTHING she~will~SILENT(V) DAUGHTER EYE~you(f)צ Their heart cried outnTheir heart cried out Emendation yields “Cry aloud.” to the Sovereign.O wall of Fair Zion,Shed tears like a torrentDay and night!Give yourself no respite,Your eyes no rest.
Lamentations 2:19 Gematria: 5699
קומי רני בליל בלילה לראש אשמרות שפכי כמים לבך נכח פני אדני שאי אליו כפיך עלנפש עולליך העטופים ברעב בראש כלחוצותס
In in night fire from rut that like waters to face of lord teeth, fire, consume strength, power, leader of these like above being in.RAISE(V)~you(f) SHOUT(V)~you(f) in~the~NIGHT in~the~NIGHT to~HEAD WATCH~s POUR(V)~you(f) like~the~WATER~s2 HEART~you(f) BEFORE FACE~s LORD~s~me LIFT(V)~you(f) TOWARD~him PALM~s2~you(f) UPON BEING INFANT~s~you(f) the~COVER(V)~ed(p) in~HUNGRY in~HEAD ALL OUTSIDE~sק Arise, cry out in the nightAt the beginning of the watches,Pour out your heart like waterIn the presence of the Sovereign!Lift up your hands to [God]For the life of your infants,Who faint for hungerAt every street corner.
Lamentations 2:20 Gematria: 3448
ראה יהוה והביטה למי עוללת כה אםתאכלנה נשים פרים עללי טפחים אםיהרג במקדש אדני כהן ונביאס
See the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton and the the hand who thus/so mouth, speak, blow head, top, beginnings above to me snake, basket, surround mouth, speak, blow fence, wall, enclosures in set apart lord priest.SEE(V) YHWH and~LOOK(V) to~WHO you~WORK(V) SO IF they(f)~will~EAT(V) WOMAN~s PRODUCE~them INFANT~s REARING~s IF he~will~KILL(V) in~SANCTUARY LORD~s~me PRIEST and~PROPHETר oA plea by Zion personified. “See, O ETERNAL One, and behold,To whom You have done this!Alas, women eat their own fruit,Their newbornpnewborn The root has this meaning in Arabic; in contrast to others “dandled.” babes!Alas, priest and prophet are slainIn the Sanctuary of the Sovereign!
Lamentations 2:21 Gematria: 4855
שכבו לארץ חוצות נער וזקן בתולתי ובחורי נפלו בחרב הרגת ביום אפך טבחת לא חמלתס
That land beard house, family, inside mark, sign, cross nail, peg, hook staff, goad, control mark, sign, cross of and in waste in day if.they~did~LAY(V) to~the~LAND OUTSIDE~s YOUNG and~BEARD VIRGIN~s~me and~YOUTH~s~me they~did~FALL(V) in~the~SWORD you~KILL(V) in~DAY MOREOVER~you you~SLAUGHTER(V) NOT you~COMPASSION(V)ש Prostrate in the streets lieBoth young and old.My maidens and youthsAre fallen by the sword;You slew them on Your day of wrath,You slaughtered without pity.
Lamentations 2:22 Gematria: 3970
תקרא כיום מועד מגורי מסביב ולא היה ביום אףיהוה פליט ושריד אשרטפחתי ורביתי איבי כלםפ
Like day appointed time from camel, walking, lifting nail, peg, hook head, top, beginning of around if existed in day nose the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton and like.you~will~CALL.OUT(V) like~DAY APPOINTMENT FEAR~s~me from~AROUND and~NOT EXIST(V) in~DAY MOREOVER YHWH ESCAPE and~REMNANT WHICH I~much~SPAN(V) and~I~much~INCREASE(V) ENEMY(V)~ing~me much~COMPLETE(V)~themת You summoned, as on a festival,My neighbors from round about.On the day of GOD’s wrath,None survived or escaped;Those whom I boreqbore See note at 2.20. and rearedMy foe has consumed.”